Nanbu Bijin - Southern Beauty

Nanbu Bijin "Southern Beauty" Sake Brewery in Northern Japan Iwate prefecture.

Nanbu Bijin Brewery, located in Ninohe city, Iwate Prefecture, was founded in 1902. This area of northern Japan is blessed with beautiful natural reserves–pristine ground water, two national parks, and a lake. Nanbu 南部 literary means "southern", but the actual meaning stems from the traditional name of the region. Bijin 美人 means "beautiful woman" and is derived from the brewery's mission to produ  ...